Those initials stand for Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure, or GOBA. Here’s what it means:
Bluffton is on the 27th annual GOBA bicycle tour in June. Up to 2,500 persons – mostly on bicycles – will arrive in Bluffton from Van Wert on the morning of Sunday, June 21.
That means that on that weekend Bluffton will be the bicycle capital of Ohio.
While in Bluffton bikers will camp at Bluffton University. On Monday morning, June 22, they will depart for Defiance.
A Lions’ Way Trailhead Park will be constructed at the Commerce Lane entrance to the Lions’ Way Trail, according to the Bluffton Bikeway and Pedestrian Pathway Board.
When completed, the park will include a 225- by 60-foot green space bordering Commerce Lane.
“This will greatly enhance the appeal and use of the Lion’s Way Trail. It will serve as a great bike rest stop for area residents and visitors to the greater Bluffton area,” said Richard Ramseyer, Pathway Board chair.
By Monty Siekerman of Ada Icon
The Bluffton Paving Co., bid of $1.3 million for the Ada Klingler Road improvement project was accepted by Ada council in a special meeting on March 10. The Bluffton firm was the lowest of eight bids.
The road improvement will extend from the railroad tracks passing through Ada south to Lima Avenue, about half a mile in length. The old surface will be taken up and the new road will be wider, going from the present 19 foot width to 28 feet.
Attention Bluffton non-profit organizations and restaurants:
The Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure (GOBA) comes to Bluffton in June. With it comes a terrific fund-raising opportunity involving preparing and selling food to the over 2,500 GOBA hungry visitors.
An information meeting, open to representatives of any non-profit Bluffton group and all Bluffton restaurants, takes place at 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 17, in the third floor of the town hall.
Where might one find a fairy, or for that matter a cozy green area where a fairy might dwell in Bluffton? Think about it and then, for the answer, look closely at the photo below.
(Your find this scene in the Bluffton Public Library.)
Fourth District Congressman Jim Jordan will visit Bluffton on Thursday, March 12, according to Cam Warner, Deputy District Director.
He is available to meet with Bluffton residents at 3 p.m. in Common Grounds coffee shop, 101 S. Main St. His Common Grounds meeting is open to the public.
Rep. Jordan serves on the House Judiciary Committee and the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, where he serves as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs.
Prior to stopping at Common Grounds, he will visit DTR Industries.
